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PP Standard. VOL. XXXI. VVALTERBORO, S. C, DECI-MBER 23. iqoS. NO. ..... COLLEGE.: MR. TOWLES’ VIEWS. MEETING. CALLED ANOTIIERVOTINGCONTEST SENATOR GRIFFIN WRITES SANTA CLAUS MR E. L. COMMINS ABLY PRESENTS OUR CLAIM fOR AN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. • INTERESTING ARTICLE ON THE ROAD OUR NEW REPRESENTATIVES CALL A QUESTLON. SHOULD BE GIVEN SERIOUS CONSIDERATION. MEETING AND WANT EVERY MAN IN COUNTY PRESENT. THE PRESS AND STANDARD TO GIVE AWAY BUGGY. SEWING MACHINE ETC. BEGINS TOMORROW. Pc Meggett, Dec. 11*. Special: E litor Press and Standard: Please allorw me space in your paper to present to our people of Colleton county and the truck growing belt, a grievance I feel we have, and, which, when brought before our legislature, i feel they will do what they can to help us. This is the age of s|H?cialists and experts. One cun only 1kv< me : , hy acquiring the technical knowl edge necessary. We have schools for all kinds of specialists, but ttu basis of all, agriculture, the great. ; study, the most complex problem next to life itself, we have no-pecial schools, and what few there are. are either situated out of reach ot one part of the State, or are so crowded that the average farmer’s son cannot gain admission. I wish to ask the eo-operation of eveiy farmer in the low country in getting such a school established "'in Colleton county, and to have it es tablished in the section 1 can prove ays for it. I suggest that our' egislators insist that the low’ coun try have recognition in this move, as they are*'actually paying more! than half the operating expenses of Clemson and other colleges of like nature in funds. Clemson is a tine institution, one that deserves all the praise you can give it, but let us have a Clemson with changes to meet the requirements of the low ! country, especially in agriculture,; and situated in the low’er portion of South Carolina. One of the chief sources of! revenue for Clemson is the tag-tax ! <m every ton of fertilizer used, also the royalty on phosphate rock, dug in the lower part of the State. I would like to ask any thinking farmer of the State if the lower edge does not use more fertilizers the in the growing of truck than any other district. I know of one firm that uses $50,000. worth per year. I feel I am within bounds when 1 say that three quarters of a million dol lars is spent for fertilizers in the whole section. Think then of the revenue Clemson gets from this sec tion! Paid by the southern part of the State and spent in an up-country school! Paid too, by the farmers for, regardless of fertilizer manufacto ries, whose tax is always arranged in the price the farmer pays. Think, then* of the phosphate rock mined in the lower part of the State from which the State derives the revenue. The low country pays the royalty on every ton used in manafactured goods. If these taxes are applied in part to agricultural schools, then should not the section paying them, have the benefit in a school for their sons? The equity in this plan in too clear, and I feel that the House and Senate will give us justice. I claim that there are so many un developed resources on the coast of South Carolina awaiting develop ment by special technical education, that the special school should be j lo cated on the coast. Look at our truck farms-the largest in the world which are in their infancy, dust the other day a gentleman found that the abandoned rice fields could pro duce the highest grade of matting in the world, and he is making it. He needs help in the wray of special ists to continue this great discovery. Take the millions of acres of marsh lands the Slate owns which ought to be paying royaly. A crop is grown every year that if harvested and treated would solve the Jute trust problem and cover every bole of cotton raised in South Carolina. It w’as demonstrated by the late John .Pankin and John Commins that there is enough fiber in the marsh to make good bagging for cotton. Besides the grass cut and treated makes the finest hay in the w’orid for stock-enough to suppiv every extra bale of hay m the State. At list but not least we have one of the largest croi»s of S. C. boys every year, who need the technical education along the lines refered to. Utilize the resources that have been so bounteously bestowed upon a section and still lays dormant. I hope my idea wi’l not be taken .as sectional and arraying one sec tion of the state against another. Far from it. I deem Clemson a necessity, but I claim they have one crop a year in upper South Carolina, they have mineral interests on which they are specialists, but we have in the lower Carolina two crops per vear-a distribution of vegetables al over the United States, alower soil to be drained and reeouroee to be itm “ th * w ^ c s d b.“ss; by MUbliahinx «uch » college In the jectioo to be developed. E. mm vyomnun. Mrggi :? Dec. U. Editor Tress Editor Press and Standard: For arid standard: We beg to submit weeks past there has lieen sugge- through ><»ur columns the follow.ing tion.s from many people from dif- reixiri p r the perusal and careful parts of the county fora consideration ot the public: call meeting to be held in VValter- W<* nave ii.ul the county super- ^ j{^ object to be a free, diseus- vlsor * ’ ^ us from nis otfice, a > s j on of {| u , many vexing questions statement ot the expenditure-, by I that will come up before us in the Aoani- Eun township tor the chain the road law, the stock SOME OF THE THINGS OUR SENATOR FAVORS AND SOME HE OPPOSES. AS LAWS. gang in this territory, . for the period comnu-neing about the mid dle of l ebi uary to the tirst of Octo ber of this year, when the last claim.-, were paid by the supervisor, Lk ing s- veil and one-half months. fill total o>st of which, uis |H*r thi- stateMKiit is $84ti.08 fur this period. There has been committed to this gang 1 IP p tso’is for ift* days each, winch sums up 3570 days work put upon the roads by them, at the cost to the county at $846.08, or 27 5-7 cents per day, }*?r person, this for maintenance and supervision, will observe that we have put days work on the roads with the chain gang, doing it for 6 2-7 cents i less than w hat the law allows the sheritf for maintenance in jail. We j think this is proof conclusive, that 1 the chain gang is a paying institu- j lion, when organized on business principles and properly looked after. There has been committed by the different magistrates the following number of i>ersons: By D. H. Towles 108, bv D. W. Mallard 10, W. S. Weeks' 1. Total 119. Cash paid into the county treasury by these magistrates: D. H. Towles $330.00. D. W. Mellard $46.00, W S. Weeks $30 00. Total lOgb !-.u- uture, th ii'*n law and many more, P'o numerous to mention. There fore we invite and request every man in Colleton County who has the 1 of his county at heart to meet wi’d us on the tilst Monday in Jan uary. T'op, being the fourth day of said month, at 12 o’clock. Come brir.i full of information for it seems to us that if there ever was a time that the Colleton delegation needed co-operation of the jK'opleit is now . ll is our desire to serve the whole pec pie of the county and State. So .. meet with us on the first Monday in ^; January and help us formulate ' > M " plans whereby we may l»e better able to carry out the will of the peo ple. G. W. Way, (Signed) D. C. Sanders, What will ho the most stupendous! Editor Press and Standard: As voting contest ever given in Colie- the time is drawing on for the meet- ton county, exet pt the recent politi- ing of the General Assembly, t cal election, has lieen launched by ! desire through the medium of your The Press and Standard. paper to talk to the people of my Two years ago this paper conduct-1 county. The greatest desire of my ed a most successful contest, giving lieart if I know it is to serve my as prizes free .trips to the James-, people faithfully, fully realizing the town Exposition, gold watches, etc. i great responsibility resting on my This contest was open to young shou.ders. My constant thought is lathes only, and created much inter- to know what my people w ant, est. This time the prizes to be ! and I want ihwn ,to fell me how I LETTERS. given away are: 1st. A Kock Hill Buggy, now on exhibition at the well known buggy dealers, A. Wichman & Son. 2nd. A New Home Sewing Machine, exhibited at The Press and Standard office. 3rd. A handsome oak dining table, which can lto seen at the well know n firm of Terry A: Shaffer. 4th. A fine Karfien couch which will Ik- shown at the Brown Furniture &. Hardware with pleasure. WHY WAS ANY DISCOUNT MADE? Editor Press and Standard: Please allow us the use of your columns for a little information. We, the undersigned, served as managers in the State and county election at Sidney Nov. 3, 1908. We had there a few sections of law’ to observe. We also found we were to be com- pensated at $1 j>er day and five $406.00. 1 cents per mile for actual travel. We This report Mr Editor, should put then made our claims accordingly, at rest, for all time, the of the do A few’ days ago we called at Walter- uburs as the carping caul: boru for our money and was told to chain gang, system being an expense go t<> the county treasurer. We got to the county. You will notice, L>y oart of it all right, but was told putting the amount of cash paid in, teat Mr. Breland left it there for us in fines, as against the cost of gang, and had made a discount of ten it will reduce the expenses of same cents irom each of us. We hate to nearly one-half. A comparison of the amounts turned over to the treasurer hy the magistrates, will show, that had they all been vigilant, the institution would have been self sustaining and one of economy and profit, aside from the incalculable benefit to the county in the roads they have repaired and rebuilt. The delegation to the legislature is likely to call a meeting prior to the convening of that body, we de sire to call especial attention to this report and ask the public to get the road problem well in mind before this meeting. We will advocate an optional law of eight days or $6 with 2 mill proper ty tax, division of the county into three road districts—with a chain gang to each, a reorganizing of the present magistrate and township supervisor system. The commis sioning of these supervisors as Rural Police. The making of blind tigerism, a misdemeanor, handleable by the magistrates, with the chain gang as a penalty and lastly the doing away with the present system of couniy commissioners, ^and sub stituting the president of each board of “Road Directors” to act a general board with the county supervisor. These ideas enacted into law, will put the affaire of the county on business principles and subserve the mandates and uplift of an enlightened civilization. D. H. Towles, Sec. of Good Roads and Drainage Association of Adams Run and Collins Townships. censure any one but if Mr. Breland will read Section 222 in the little law book like we had he will find that the State would have paid him and not the managers. However, if the State cannot give one hundred cents for the dollar, and this is law we would like to know it. J. S. Jordan, Chairman, O. G. Bridge, G. L. Smoak. Managers. HELLO SANTA1 Hello, Santa! folks tell me that you W r ill bring good children what they ask you to. I’ve been a good boy, all the year. And now I ask this gift, oh, Santa, dear. I do not ask for bo^ks, or toys, Or skates ; give them to other little boys; Just leave my stocking empty quite. But, Santa, won’t you please, on Christmas night, Bring me my mother? Leave her here Beside the fireplace, in her rocking chair. You bring her, please, from heaven to me; Then we can hug and kiss snd Jove, you seel I’ll pin this letter on her shawl, Here on the chair. I b’lieve I’ve told you all, ’Cept this one thing : If I can’t sleep On Christinas nighty’ cuse me if I „ peep And come a runnin’ down the staps, To sit with mother in her Irodon’ chair. Fasti n Rusk. t m n s. Go to Ternr A Shaflwls md ajjk to see the handsome dining table The Presa and Standard it gWag away. CHRISTMAS TREES. The Methodist church will hold its Xmas tree exercises Thursday evening at 7 o’clock. The time was changed from Xmas day to Xmas eve, as so many of the members would bt 1 away away Xmas day. The Baptist church will hold its exercises Friday evening at 6:30 o’clock. A splendid program has been arranged, and a jolly time will be had, • The Presbyterian Sunday school instead of giving a Xmas tres col lected a fund to send to the Thorn- well orphanage. It is thought this w’ill give more pleasure and do more good. The exercises of the Episcopal Sunday school will be held at the church Tuesday afternoon after Xmas, it is not the purpose to have a tree, but a good substitue will be provided. can know To SorVe the greatest numlier to their greatest goml, jis it appears to their mind. I admit tnut 1 don’t know it all, and 1 want the light of aigument and reason turned on that i may know what to do. 1 ityve heard so many unkind things said about some of our legis lators, gotnl men too, who were |doing everything in their power to j do something for their people. The ! truth is the whole legislative field Company j has been l>eaten over so often and ' studied so closely nothing is left to it was at first thought that only a {be done. Colleton county has lieen buggy would be given away, and fortunate indeed in securing good the contestants limited to the R. F. representatives, and rather than D. carriers of the county, but upon i say unkind things about them when second thought it was decided to they return, make your suggestions throw the contest open to everyone, j through thepaf>ets, or let us have a There is no reason why an R. F. D. masa meeting in the court house ami carrier should not win the buggy if get your ideas with ours, and if he can get the most votes. Carriers are handicapped because they are not allowed to solicit subscriptions, but their friends are not. Then it was thought to make ^ only for teachers would be a g^ plan, but it was finlly decided that perhaps a teacher would win anyway as there &re some very popular teachers in the county ana every body loves a teacher except those who do not, and they are very in considerate persons. At least it was decided to let in everybody, even lawyers, old bache lors, and maidens ladies, the only persons being excluded being the poor unfrtunates who make their living working for and on The Press and Standard. '' This is a very generous offer on the part of this paper, but it feels it can well afford to expend this sum in giving the pleasure of the contest ts its readers. The contest will be conducted openly snd above board. The rules as published will be fol lowed to the letter, and no favors shown anyone. It will be an im partial contest and as absolutely fair as we know how to conduct it. The names of the contestants and the number of votes received by each will be published from time to time. Who will win? We shall see. AN APPROACHING WEDDING. A wedding of unusual interest will be solemnized early in the new year in town. The contracting par ties are well known and popular young persons who number their friends and well-wishers by the score. The following invitations have been issued: Mr A C Shaffer and Mrs D H Terry request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their ward Emily Bellinger and Mr Samuel Elmore Boney on Tuesday the fifth of January nineteen hundred and nine at noon at their residence Walterboro, South Carolina. DEATH OF MRS J H CAlDWELL /• M. Lodge#. Dec 18;—The many friends of Mr J H Caldwell will be pained to learn of the death of his beloved wife, who parted from this life to beyond on Wednesday Dec. 16, at 6 oclock p m. The remains were taken to Bethel method ist, church, for interment Thursday at three oclock p. m„ she leaves a husband and two mall children the youngest being only about two weeks old, and a hosted friends and rsUtivss to mourn her lose. The writer extends much sympathy to tha bersaved family, in their leas. !<• a* h. SNIDERS SCHOOL WINS. The executive, committee of the State School Improvement Associa tion met Friday to award prizes for the greatest improvement in the schools. Five prizes worth $100 each and thirty prizes worth $50 each were offered. Sniders school was sixtn in the $50 class, Miss Car rie E Weekley is teacher of this school and deserves many congrat ulations on winning this prize. ’ HAMPTON TREASURER SHORT. E B Wilson, chief clerk of the Comptroller generals office, after checking up the office of Treas. J C Langford of Hampton county re ported to the comptroller general a shortage of 17,670.79 There has not been any explanation as to this shortage. Mr Langford has been Amoved from office pending settle ment. Mr Langford was defeated last summer in his race for treasurer. CARD OF THANKS. Bryan, Dec. 18.—Dear Mr. Editor: Give me space in your valuable paper to extend my heart-felt thanks to the voters of Colleton county for the aM# support they gave me in the coroner’s race. Although defeated, I thank them just the same, and es pecially my home support. And it may be 1 may come before my peo ple again in a future day. Yours fraternally, Archie M. Preveaux. HON J L ROBERTSON HERE Hon J L Robertson of Round was among thoae in town Monday. Mr Robertson is preparing to go to Columbia in January as one of our legialators., He requested his name not to be used in the call for mass meeting thfe, first Monday in January but stated that he would be here that day, and would be glad to have the views of the people. L M Sanders of Cottagevflfb has our thanks for soma fins rutabaga practical and to the best interest of the county I will, as your senator, surely endeavor to have ;your ideas brought into legal existence. 1 contemplated introducing some bills Into the legislature and 1 desire to submit them to the people, far their ideas and discussion. If the people think they are worthy of consideration for the good of the public 1 want them to say so. and if they do not, 1 want them to say so. First I have always opposed a two-dojlar commutation tax, but as some want four, six and eight dol lars, it is merely possible I will con sent to continue the two-dollar com- mutat on tax, provided it is made optional, and a party permitted to work it out on the public highway if so desired. Second. Persons investing foreign capital in cur State should be required to pay taxes on their investment in the purchase of timber. Third. I would be glad to have all county and State officers elected for a term of four years. Fourth. I desire having bi-ennial sessions of the legislature though a similar bill was killed in committee last year. Fifth. I am opposed to stock law but am anxious to see those along the lines and those who desire stock law to have relief if it can be done without too great expense to the people. What is the remedy? Sixth. What shall we do with the lien law? Seventh. 1 am opposed to the dispensary. It appeared in the papers sometime ago that Colleton was only making about one-third percentage that some other counties are making on capital invested. I as Senator would be glad to know why it is, and where the trouble lies. Respectfully, » Walterboro, Dec. 22. J S Griffin. A PAiNnTACciDENT. Williams, Dec. 21—Special: Prof. Hugo S. Strickland and his bryther, Belton, were out hunting birds Saturday afternoon near their home, when, accidentally, Prof. Hupo shot his brother, several shot taking effect in' his face. It appears that they had seprated'some time before, and Prof Strickland thought his brother nowhere in range of his fire. He however, had followed the dog along on the other side of a narrow stream. A bird arose and Prof. Strickland raised his gun to shoot. Belton, seeing he was in the range of the fire, tried to dodge the load, and succeeded in missing most of it, but several small shot struck him in the face. Hi« wounds were painful, but it is thought he will soon be over it. although, one shot came near the eye. GOODWINiwiNDLL Married at the residence of the bride’s father. Mr James Goodwin, Miss Martha, to Mr .Joseph Swindle Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. In the absence of minister the ceremony was performed by Hon. J W Miley. The bride is a popular daughter of Mr. and Mrs James Goodwin. The groom is a successful young bus iness man of PaUtka Fla. ENTERTAINMENT AT RUFFIN. There will be a school entertain ment at Ruffin Monday night, Jan. 4, at 8 o’clock for the benefit of the school. The poop)* of this progrea- rivattttletownarrBtriviaf to build a graded school building and this liven wit Df*ar Santa Claus:— We have one of the biggest favors to ask of you in reference to a num- l>er of letters we just cannot get ii>f to print this week. We want you to c»)me to our office ami get these letters and carry each little boy and girl the very things they want. We are going to tell you their names. We regret very much, Santa, that we could r.ot publish these, but you will believe we have done the best we could, and you must not disap point these little friends of ours. Here are their name 1 *: Merry* .hint's, Frank Towles. Alice Grant, Maud Crosby. Joe Frank Jones, Harvie Benton, Julia Bishop, Bessie Bishop, Lam la Jones, Jewel Avant, Barto Johns, Alma Drawdy, Janiu Drawdy, Jack Smith, Berkely Willis Newton, Ethel Fay Yarn, Alex ander Smyly, Vivian Ethel Smyly, Harold Smyley, Lilly Belle Smyly, Lou Smyley, Mazie Francis, Klein Francis, Ralph and Pierc j Griffith, Ollie Mae Breland, Benjamin Breland Douglas Bryan. Theodore Crosby, Marion *R Dalton, Orvin C Dalton, Bennie Adams. Herman Adams. Jennie Adams, Kate Bowers, William Smoak. We wish you and all bur little friends a merry Xmas. The Press and Standard. Please bring me doll baby an ever thing you have good for girls. Rebecca Loadhole. Dear santa. please bring me a toy wagon and every that you have for me. Daniel Walker. Kind santa Class; bring me a sleeping doll an some apple raisons candy, an nuts. Cattie Walker. Mr santa claus; bring me a doll, carage, oranges, apples, candy, fire crackers, raisins, banans. Flornce Vara. Dear Santa, Please send me all kinds of fruit and candies and a hammer and some money, Very respetfully. Seward Padgett. Santy clause; Send me some apple and oranges, candy a mouth organ, fire crackers, banans shells, a watch bango, and a knife. Jury Breland. Dear Santa Clsus: I want you to bring me a teddy bear, and some fire crackers and some fruit. From Eulalee Wichman. * Young Island, Dec. 6 My detu* santa claus; bring me a big doll dinner set, story book, doll comb, drum, and a ball, flag, your girl. Katherine Sanders. Ruffin, Dec. 7, Dear Old Santa Clause; 1 want you to send me a doll baby and some candy and fruits of all kind, and a quarts and a niekle. Yours as ever. Eunice A Padgett. Bryan Dec. 9 Dear Santy claus; I want two dosen apples one dosen oranges one box of lemons candy and some fire crackers and a little watch for my Christmas. Marvin Breland. Salkehatchie, Dec. 8.—Dear Santa Claus; I want a doll for myself and one for my little sister Mary also a baby carriage for them. I am your five year old little girl. Carrie Stanley. Green Pond, Dec. 19 Dear santa claus; Please bring me a stove and some pans to cook in I want a doll and a doll carriage to ride in a table and some strait chair and rocking chair and a trump, yours. Athlee Welch,* My dear Santa Claus; I want • you to bring me a sail boat that can sail nicely a little iron, train with engine and four cars, a Siam boat a drum canon, automobile, .candy, rubber ball, hoy doll, goat on wheels a Hag, your boy. . Palmer W Sanders. Bryan.^’Dec. 10, Santy Clause; Dear sir please Send me two dosen of oranges and one dosen of aples and one box of candy and some fire crackers and a little horn, mouth organ, and I want me a little goat and wagon and some little harness for my christmaa, yours truly. Preasly Breland. Smoaks, Dec. 21,—Dear Old St. Nicholas; I want you to be sure to come to my house Xmas eve night I’ll leave the front door of the sit ting room (men and poor water an the fire and bring ma a doll, a shat eyed ooa a bed stead for it and alio a rocking chair, and plesas don’t for get a box of dates. Your littla xriand. t ' VjT' : aiaftSv* 1 . v \